EXPLAINER: Why Germany is pushing for a ‘climate club’
BERLIN (AP) — Germany is hosting this year’s meeting of leaders from the Group of Seven leading economies in the Bavarian resort of Elmau. Before the invasion of Ukraine by…
Survivors recount Mali’s deadliest attack since coup
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Moussa Tolofidie didn’t think twice when nearly 100 jihadis on motorbikes gathered in his village in central Mali last week. A peace agreement signed last year…
Life-saving relief continues to reach quake-hit eastern Afghanistan
Emergency lifesaving aid relief continued to flow into quake-hit eastern Afghanistan on Friday, as UN humanitarians and partners rushed to help the most vulnerable communities. One of the UN teams…
The Supreme Court’s rejection of Roe will hurt the poorest most
Awoman’s ability to get on in life depends heavily on her ability to control her reproductive health. That is why almost all of the 38 countries in the oecd, a club of…
Overturning of Roe v Wade abortion law a ‘huge blow to women’s human rights’ warns Bachelet
Friday’s decision by the US Supreme Court which overturns the 50-year-old Roe v Wade judgement guaranteeing access to abortion across the United States, was described by the UN human rights…
‘Concentration Camp Inmates Were Placed in a Situation Where They Couldn’t Survive’
Are there concentration camps in the West today? Is there a connection between the wartime camps in Europe and the transit camps Israel created for immigrants? According to Iris Rachamimov,…
Some BIPOC Vermonters say they’re done code-switching, because they want to be themselves
For those who have never heard this term before, code-switching is changing from one language or vernacular to another. We all code-switch. For example, the way that we talk to…
Conflict, drought, dwindling food support, threatens lives of 20 million in Ethiopia
Hunger is tightening its grip on more than 20 million Ethiopians who are facing conflict in the north, drought in the south and dwindling food and nutrition support beginning next…
Celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day
Highlighting Indigenous joy, history, art, culture from across the country on June 21, and throughout the year une 21 marks National Indigenous Peoples Day and the summer solstice, the longest…
State Department to Appoint New Envoy for Global Racial Justice
The appointment comes as the department grapples with correcting its own spotted record on diversity and inclusion. The U.S. State Department is expected to announce a new envoy for racial…